Habitat use of barnacle geese at a subarctic salt marsh in the Kolokolkova Bay, Russia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: van der Graaf, A J, Lavrinenko, O V, Elsakov, V, van Eerden, M R, Stahl, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: LESSER SNOW GEESE; PLANT-GROWTH; SHOOT DEMOGRAPHY; GOOSE HERBIVORY; GRAZING LAWNS; BRENT GEESE; NITROGEN; VEGETATION; DYNAMICS; ALASKA; Canada; Tobseda; brent geese; Pechora; Pechora Delta; Polar Biology; Subarctic; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/2ea0e377-0ada-4c55-b90a-e69b9d3fb51f; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/2ea0e377-0ada-4c55-b90a-e69b9d3fb51f; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0623-3

Along the east Atlantic migratory flyway, goose and swan species rely on the availability of suitable coastal habitats as staging sites during migration and for breeding. Especially for the Russian part of the flyway, detailed descriptions of these habitats in relation to use by herbivores are lacki...